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Milky Way
The galaxy that contains our Solar System, characterized by its barred spiral structure with multiple spiral arms extending from a central bar.
Source: esa.int
APODs including "Milky Way"
Rocket Trails in the Milky Way
29/03/2012
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
25/03/2012
Messier 9 Close-up
23/03/2012
M95 with Supernova
22/03/2012
NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy
17/03/2012
The M81 Galaxy Group Through the Integrated Flux Nebula
13/03/2012
The Seagull Nebula
08/03/2012
Warped Spiral Galaxy ESO 510-13
04/03/2012
Aurigae Nebulae
24/02/2012
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1073
20/02/2012
On the Road to Carina
18/02/2012
NGC 5965 and NGC 5963 in Draco
16/02/2012
At the Core of NGC 6752
10/02/2012
Red Aurora Over Australia
01/02/2012
NGC 3239 and SN 2012A
27/01/2012
NGC 4449: Star Stream for a Dwarf Galaxy
26/01/2012
Deep Orion Over the Canary Islands
23/01/2012
Cygnus-X: The Inner Workings of a Nearby Star Factory
18/01/2012
Zodiacal Light and the False Dawn
Video
16/01/2012
Infrared Portrait of the Large Magellanic Cloud
15/01/2012
Little Planet Lovejoy
11/01/2012
Bright Star Regulus near the Leo I Dwarf Galaxy
10/01/2012
Facing NGC 6946
09/01/2012
A Wide Field Image of the Galactic Center
06/01/2012
Starburst Galaxy IC 10
04/01/2012
Comet Lovejoy and the ISS
31/12/2011
Comet Lovejoy over Paranal
28/12/2011
Shell Galaxy NGC 7600
23/12/2011
Light Echoes from V838 Mon
04/12/2011
Caught in the Afterglow
24/11/2011